WHY SCOTLAND WANTS HOME RULE.

Evening Star, Issue 13145, 29 December 1908, Page 4

WHY SCOTLAND WANTS HOME RULE.

Sir Henry Craik, the Scottish educationist, complains that Scottish affairs, notably education, are not receiving their proper sha.-a of attention from the lmiwial Parliament. In a letter to ' The Times' he says: The only opportunity of discussing in the House the details of the most importint Scottish educational measure since the Act of 1872 is confined to a single sitting, exteod- ' ing probably to those early hours of the morning wlisn careful consideration is impossible. 'Hie Bill engaged the Scottish Grind Committee for more than eight weeks, fourfifths of the tune being occupied bv the sup- : porters of the Government. It das to to disposed of by tlio House in about the «mno number of hours. English education is of suoh importance that it lias occupied ihe most powerful Government of recent tinvi during three sessions, has engaged the t me \of throe Minsters of Education, and hree Parliamentary Secretaries, and is still mi settled. Scottish education, apparently, is (f so little importance that it is given a faw hours of the lime of the Houie at the fag end of a session, under the ehargs of a Minister who, however worthy of respect, began his experience of educational administration when he entered upon office. Let Scotland remark the result of a Gc-' vernment prcpoiidcratingly Scottish, inj of a parliamentary representation overwhelming t Radical. Scottish constituencies a"" v b refuge of discomfited English Minis'pib, cr are assigned to youthful English .ispu-.ioU after parliamentary honors. The reward is that Scottish measures are treated with iho ' cursorincss of contempt. Reasonable discussion of vital principles by UniouisU is dubbed obstruction. Scotland'no doubt realises her debt of gratitude to the independent I fortitude of ber Radical majority fc| M» tV I ■**»*>* el bar .national dignity.